GIGN a l'epreuve de la selection[eng subtitles] (1/12)

[mise à jour du 16/01/2012]
Bonjour à tous !
La description ci-dessous et les sous titres ne sont pas de moi mais de "wackojim". Un grand merci à lui !

Dear Special Forces fans,

This is a documentary about the selection/recruitment process of the GIGN, France's foremost counter-terror unit. It was first broadcast on French TV in 2004.

A few explanations for those of you who are unfamiliar with the French military:

- The Gendarmerie is a branch of the French Armed Forces assigned to law enforcement duties among civilian populations. A "gendarme" is a member of this force and is thus basically a police officer with a military status.

- The GIGN (Groupe d'Intervention de la Gendarmerie Nationale -- National Gendarmerie Intervention Group) is an elite unit of the Gendarmerie, tasked with counter-terror duties, hostage rescue operations, arrest and transfer of very dangerous criminals, VIP protection of government officials etc. Its most famous operation was the rescue of the hijacked Air France airliner at Marseille-Marignane airport in 1994.

- To this day (January 2012), 10 GIGN gendarmes have died on duty (8 in training, 2 during operations) since the creation of the unit in 1974.

- The GIGN is known internally as "le Groupe" ("The Group").

- The Mobile Gendarmerie and Republican Guard are divisions of the Gendarmerie. (The GIGN is part of the former.)

- The FAMAS often mentioned in this documentary is the standard-issue assault rifle of the French Armed Forces.

- Some ranks specific to the French military (Gendarmerie branch):
A "marechal-des-logis-chef" is reportedly equivalent to a staff sergeant (SSG) in the US.
An "adjudant" is reportedly equivalent to a master sergeant (MSG) in the US and a Warrant Officer 2 in the UK/Commonwealth.
An "adjudant-chef" is reportedly equivalent to a sergeant major (SGM) in the US and a Warrant Officer 1 in the UK/Commonwealth.
A "major" is approximately equivalent in the US to a "command sergeant major" (CSM) or a "sergeant major of the Army" (SMA) (to be confirmed).

- Saint-Cyr is France's foremost military academy (the equivalent of West Point in the US and Sandhurst in the UK).


NOTES:
- This documentary shows only part of the selection process (the film crew was reportedly not allowed to film the entire process).
- The subtitles were written by a non-native English speaker, so any suggestions for improving the translations are welcome!

Category:

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• intervention
• gendarmerie
• sport
• test
• aptitude
• french
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• nicolas
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[1998disco72]

Can those who served in the Legion join the GIGN?

[nulos00]

@1998disco72

it's depends ...

[kbnba1]

pensez vous que la réponse donnée par le mec a 0:46 est bonne pour rentrer au gign?? une réponse svp

[nulos00]

@kbnba1

Ils lui posent des question pour cerner sa psychologie, pas pour lui mettre des notes.

[nulos00]

@snip3r953

oui mais non ...enfin si oh et puis merde !

[nulos00]

@FrenchExpat1

pour l'avoir eu, le bac est juste une preuve qu'on sait bien répeter ce que les profs nous on dit pendant 3 ans.

peut-être que toi t'a réussi a forger ton esprit d'analyse et de synthèse grâce a ça, mais force est de constater que chez beaucoup de monde ça n'est pas le cas.

gendarme ou pas.

[raparchdio]

Faut lui apprendre à faire des pompes avant d'entrer au gign lui !

[tiluqui]

@1998disco72 i hope so dude that is my plan next year go to the legion, finish my 5 years and join the GIGN

[guitho974]

Trop

[13rdp]

@1998disco72 No, you have to finish your contract in the Legion first, and then engage in the Gendarmerie and have a minimum of 5 years in this corps.To engage the Gendarmerie you also have to be a French citizen, which becomes harder to get with just 5 years in FFL.

[mathias3107]

fuck you SWAT !!!!!

[JasonJeezyJeff]

J'ai jamais vu un mec faire aussi mal des pompes, le pire c'est qu'il doit s’éclater les reins tellement il est tordu

[DrHooty911]

@SShadow101 Nope.

[DrHooty911]

@SShadow101 Metropolitan military? Calling it a paramilitary is a lot easier mate :P

[SShadow101]

@1998disco72

Just a guess : Since GIGN is gendarmerie, so "metropolitan" military. You would have to have French nationality earned through the legion to join.

If your a citizen then no problem.

But it would be tough. First u have to transfer / join gendarmerie, then be the best within this. Keeping in mind that its probably every gendarme 's dream to integrate this unit

[SShadow101]

SWAT